The most important invention from every US state and DC
lovemoney staff
30 July 2019
America's most impactful innovations
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Alabama: electric hearing aid
Courtesy WNYC Archive Collections
Alaska: kayak
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Arizona: taser
Christopher Smythers/Flickr CC
Arkansas: sound cinema
PD/Wikimedia Commons
California: iPhone
Pixabay
Colorado: tampon
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Connecticut: vulcanised rubber
Courtesy Goodyear
Delaware: Kevlar
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District of Columbia: Morse code and telegraph
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Florida: personal computer
Bundesarchiv/Wikimedia Commons
Georgia: cotton gin
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Hawaii: surfboard
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Idaho: television
Courtesy MZTV Musuem of Television
Illinois: mobile phone
Rico Shen/Wikimedia Commons
Indiana: petrol pump
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Iowa: petrol-powered tractor
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Kansas: helicopter
Courtesy Kansas Historical Society
Kentucky: gas mask
Courtesy Black History Channel
Louisiana: binocular microscope
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Maine: dive suit
PD-1923
Maryland: latex medical gloves
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Massachusetts: World Wide Web
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Michigan: assembly line
Courtesy StMu
Minnesota: implantable pacemaker
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Mississippi: Nystatin
Smithsonian Institution Wikimedia/Commons
Missouri: vacuum cleaner
Courtesy Museum of Clean
Montana: portable heart monitor
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Nebraska: ski lift
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Nevada: blue jeans
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New Hampshire: Old Farmer's Almanac
Old Farmer's Almanac
New Jersey: air conditioning
Courtesy Carrier
New Mexico: atom bomb
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New York: credit card
Courtesy Diner's Club archives
North Carolina: aeroplane
John T Daniels/Wikimedia Commons
North Dakota: cream of wheat
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Ohio: automobile
Walter Lewis/PD-1923/Wikimedia Commons
Oklahoma: parking meter
Courtesy UCLA
Oregon: computer mouse
Cern Courier/Wikimedia Commons
Pennsylvania: fire hydrant
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Rhode Island: diner
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South Carolina: military submarine
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South Dakota: cyclotron
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Tennessee: supermarket
Clarence Saunders/PD-1923/Wikimedia Commons
Texas: electric typewriter
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Utah: electric traffic light
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Vermont: paddle wheel steamer
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Virginia: TreBark camouflage
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Washington: Microsoft Windows
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West Virginia: steamboat
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Wisconsin: space suit
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Wyoming: shovel handle
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